On a day star shutter Lakshya Sen made a first-round exit, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and veteran Kidambi Srikanth began with easy wins to advance into the pre-quarterfinals of the Asia Badminton Championship, here on Wednesday.

Commonwealth Games gold medalist Sen, who took a short break to focus on his mental and physical health, was eliminated by World No. 7 Loh Kean Yew in a 7-21, 21-23 loss.